King-post for truss bolsters



March 30 1926. E.s. COOPER ET Al.

`KING POST FOR TRUSS BOLSTERS Filed oct. 19, 1923 19 @am M7 W 04% rPatented Man 30, 1926.

, UNITED. L STATES o FFI A EUGEE s. CoorEaAND oli-ms BAKER, oryHAivrfMoNn, INDIANA, fAssIeNoRs-V'ro AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES, 0F GH JERSEY. KING-rosa: FOR

ICAGO, IIZIITOIS;y A, CORPORATION OF ANEW TRUss BoLVs'rEns. y,

applicati@ l'ea ottober 19, i923. seriariro. eaeaaf' 7 TOQaZZ wjlz'amle't" concern: p.

`vBeit'l'rnjovvn Ythat We, Enea-NE Goeman and CHRIS BAKER, citizens vof theVv United States, residing, respectively, `at' Hammond,

Weight and e'ase ofproduction andv isa'dap'tf edtomeet the va'rifous'requirements for succes'sfiilcommereialiuse-1y Y These" and" other obfeetsj arejaceomplished by!"ineairrs` er the ,arrangement dsclsedj lon the accompanying sheet' of Y drawings, in whizch- A Y of. a` trussbolster including ou'r'ginproved fcentr'afl,verticalsection;l A, Figure 2'1s`ra' transverse sectional view of f, saidv belster shovvingfthe king'post :inside elevation; e Y Y v Figure 3 is a front elevation'of the king P''Slfv i Figure 4' is a" top pla-n kvieW` thereof;` and Figure 5 'i'sjajse'etional view of theking posttaken-in the plane' 'of linen-5 of Figure 2,1 A, V; Y' v The various?novel' featres of thejin'v'ention, willfbe'apparent from they following vdescription and drawings and Willbeparticuliiily pointed out-in thev appended claims.

Referring to the" figures of the? drawings, it lwill l be noted: that' We have illustratedf our invention 1 in` connection with a truss ltypeof bolster having .a` compression n member' 10 anda lvtension member-11. Inj this particular instanoejthe compression member is'of channel seetionk' having' a Web 12 and'r vertically arranged flanges 13.v` The tension member 151 ,is'ishovv'n as aesingle'plate Vrnemlxer.-. 'The hing,",postoccupies' central position be! t'ive'en' and spaces the tension andcompres- ,sinn .members and' preferably eornprses a tof a? king' page fr Figure' 1 isV al' fragmentaryelevational' view postflthe flatter ofv which Vshown inV single casting inelfuding'v tvvol adj acently-` rarranged, yet slightly spaced, parallel tubes 14 vvhichgvejgreat strength tothe king post"tovwvitlistarrd b'oth'yertical and' transverse strains".` rlhese tubes 14 are' connected at their ends by upper and lower flanges 15 and 15 to' form bearing surfaees 'forLthe com--v pression'4 an'dfitension' members, respectively, 'i

,tliezloiver 1flanges 16 `being made reentrant withVV respect tofV the tubes andE ,upper flanges 'eixftendingoutwardly. With" respeet thereto 'for'inor'easing the bez'uringy surface', as best shovvn: infill iguresv -1 and- 5. mile-the oval sliaped flange' V15 is flat for cooperating With 'the'l lflat vv'e'b portion 12 "oftheA compression member 10, the flange l'isfpr'ovid'ed v vi'tlil al 'curved seat-.for thefreceptio'n" of the` curved intermediate' portion of the tension member 111-. `nteiinediate-` the tubes '15 and* atthe, upper endslthereofsaidtube's areyconnected Y tends downwardly. abtutonefth 'tnede'pth of the kingl post Ltfo vfofrma" bearing for-fthe r l reception' of "a lking pini, not-"gsli'owi, r said tubes.y 14' vinterniediate" their". lengths kbeing forms a bracket orthesupport ofjt'lieling The'upper'endf'oflthecyliiidrical porf u Ii tion l17 terminates in 1a plhr'ality 'off-oppo- V'sit-elyV arranged arcshaped project-ions 19 Vwhich' extendfintojan' yopening 2O in the rfcompression; member for assisting' inpre"- ventingi relative movementv between said compressionk member andkijngf post. i

e. Itxvill be,appreciatedg that if' instead of providing "theoppositely 'arrangedE or spaced pro/jectionsf19," a single `oontinutms collar' or annular projectionW'erel'provided, the opening' corresponding "toy the opening 2O]X in the compression member would, ofneee'ssity,'A

ber alithat p'viin't,` Furthermore, by "avoiding'lthefuse ofE alaige' Circu'la1"ope'ni1i"g inl thel web' 12 for 'the' compression memberr andA in place thereof providing an', opening vhaving flattened'sidesjQl', ytheflattened ends22of the projectio'nsr 19- Vnpiay" engage "said'- flattened lsideslz for assisting inA` preventing tliejlring postffroniturning with respect1 to the com,- pression'inembergy kAtt the'lsametime, by reducing the VWdthof the opemiuuof` 20,101),- in lother-` Woicls,i11 sp'a'ci'rigjthe' vsce Walls" 21 thereof jjrii'st snilieently: to.. accommodate the 'e king pin, the size of the opening 20 is rethe flattened surface of said opening to pre-` duced to a minimum. The flattened sides 22 at vthe ends of the projections 19 lie Yalong lines parallel to the longitudinal center Vof tions ofthe invention falling within the spirit and scope of thev following claims'. e

i 1 We claim king'postiifor a truss type of bolster,

' comprising a Vplurality ofadjacently arranged tubesfor resisting vertical and transverse .strains rand having directlyassociated ftherewith al hollow cylindrical portion for the receptionV of a king pin, said hollow'cylindrical portion at one of its ends having a projection for cooperating withthe bolster VK compression member to prevent relative movement therebetween. f 2. 'A king post for a truss type'of holster, comprising a plurality of'adjacently arranged tubes for resisting vertical and trans- Compression member to `verse strains and havingdirectly, associated therewith `a hollow-cylindrical portion for` 'thereception of a king pin, said hollow cyllindricalportionv havingf a 'plurality of spaced larcuate@projections adaptedto pass intoi anon-circular `opening in theV associated Y Y 4 prevent relative 'movement therebetween.V

3. `A king post :for ia ytruss Vtyp'eof bolster,

comprising a plurality of adjacentlyk ar,-

ranged tubes forf resisting;` vertical and` Vtransverse strains and having directly fasse.- ciated therewith'a hollow cylindrical portion for thereceptioii of Vaking pin,said

hollow cylindrical 'portionhaving a. ypluralitypof spaced arcuate projections adapted to pass intoy a non-circular opening'inthe associated compression .member to prevent relative movement therebetween, andY aV ranged tubes for resistingv vertical and flange connecting vsaid tubes 'for supporting transverseV strains and having Vdirectly associated therewith a hollow. cylindrical portion forthe reception of a king` pin, and a flange connecting said tubes intermediate `the lengthy thereof for supporting a king pin. 5. In combination: withV a 'compression terposed therebetween andf'comprising acast member including ,a projection for'extend v ing into .said compression member opening and having a flattened surface for engaging Vextend outwardly for increasing they bearing area. Y

vent a relative turning'inovementbetween Vsaid king post and compression member.

6. In combination with a compressionY member having an *openingL with flattened sides, and a tension member,-a king. post `7. In combination with Ya compression vmemberhaving an opening withflatten'ed sides and va tension member, afknig post f'or spacing said tension and compression mem- 'i bersyand comprising a` pluralityfof adjacently arranged parallel tubes'for resisting :vertical and transverse strains and rliaving interposedtherebetween a hollow cydindri# f cal portion for Athe reception of a vking pin,

said hollow cylindricalxportionfhaving a plurality of projections extendinginto said compression member, opening' and .having flattened portions for cooperating vwithjtlie flattened ksidesjof said opening for4 preventing relative movement between saidking post and said compression meinber;'

r48. A king post for a truss Atype of ranged tubesfor resistingv vertical and transone of theiif'fends by flanges which y'arereen-V trantwith respect to said tubes for increas-V iiig thebeari'iigarea.

-verse strains, salditubesy being connectedffat f comprising a"plurality of adjac'e'iitlyfjar- 1 verse strains, said tubes beingf'c'onnectedjat one offtheir endsbyflanges'whi-ch are y re-A nected at :their other ends by anges' which with respect to saidY tubes 10. king postfor a truss type yof* comprising apl'u'rality vof adja'cently `'arf ranged tubes for resisting vertical .and

transverse strains, said tubes being con- Ventrant with respect toVV said tubes and coiiv llG beider,

nectedat their lower ends byflanges 'which arev reentrant with respect tofsaid tubes and beingziconnectedi at their upperl endsr by Vflanges which extend outwardly with respect to said tubes for increasing the bearing area for cooperating with the tension and compressionmembers respectively of the bolster.

11. A king postfor a'tr'us'sftype of bolster, comprising a plurality of adj acently ariv rangedtubes for resisting vertical andtrans-g Y.

verse strains, and a fiange intheform of a bracket connecting said tubes intermediate may: rest. and be supported.

the length thereof upon which VVa kingpin ranged tubes for resisting' vertical and trans# 1.05 y

comprising a plurality of tubes arranged 14. A king post for a truss type of bolster, transversely of the bolster and along` the comprising a member having a plurality ot transverse center line of said bolster for retubular portions arranged transversely ot' sisting Vertical and transverse strains. the bolster and along the transverse center 5 13. A king post for a truss type of bolst'er. line of said bolster for resisting vertical land 15 comprising a plurality of flanged connected transverse strains. Y tubes arranged transversely of the bolster Signed at Hammond7 Incl., this 13th day and along the transverse center line ofsaid of October, 1923. bolster for resisting vertical and transverse EUGENE S. COOPER.

10 strains. Y CHRIS BAKER. 

